The 2023 defence strategic review, which sets out how Australia can sustain its security and sovereignty, has been handed to the government. In terms of the concept of warning time developed in the 1987 defence white paper, we’ve moved from a force structure designed to deal with ‘escalated low-level conflict’ to one able to engage […]
The Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial is the site of the HMAS Sydney I memorial mast, which commemorates the “Sydney-Emden” action. This was the first engagement at sea of a Royal Australian Navy ship during the First World War on 9 November 1914 at Keeling Island near Cocos Island. The memorial also honours those who served […]
Australia’s defence and technology industry will be tested like never before by the AUKUS partnership in managing the torrent of sensitive information flowing from partner countries and in defining the shape of the agreement itself. Whatever form the agreement ultimately takes, it looks sure to usher in an unprecedented level of information sharing among Australia, […]
16 FEBRUARY 2023 Today the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have strengthened the relationship between military and civilian maritime jurisdictions to support safety at sea and delivery of naval capability. Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN and Chief Executive Officer AMSA, Mr Mick Kinley, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which […]
The Royal Australian Navy air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney became the first Hobartclass destroyer to strike a land target with a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 22. (Photo: Australian Department of Defence) Much has been written on the importance of guided weapons and ensuring conflicts aren’t lost through a shortage of ammunition. Deputy Prime Minister and […]
For the third time in less than a century, the US government has rapidly awakened to Australia’s strategic importance. On this occasion, it’s focused on the significance of Australia’s northern strategic geography. While on previous occasions Australia traded sovereignty for protection, this time it must play a far more assertive role. Northern Australia is critical […]
“We need to leverage expertise from the United Kingdom and the United States to help us along our optimal pathway – and building capability with them means we are better able to shape, deter and respond within our strategic landscape,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said. By COLIN CLARK and TIM MARTINon February 10, 2023 […]
The AUKUS deal has become a contentious issue in Washington in the past month with nine Congressmen choosing to make public their “strong support” for the AUKUS pact and commitment to help Australia develop nuclear submarine capabilities. In a letter to President Joe Biden (pdf), they wrote that it could be a unique opportunity to […]
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin is seen during AUSINDEX 21, a biennial maritime exercise between the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy near Darwin, Australia, on Sept. 5, 2021. (Photo by POIS Yuri Ramsey/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images)By Victoria Kelly-Clark February 1, 2023 Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has pushed back on […]
The French Navy nuclear attack submarine Amethyste arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after completing patrol operations in the West Indies, July 16, 2008. (Photo: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelvin Edwards) Of all the places to drop a bombshell about Australia’s quest for new submarines, could Defence Minister Richard Marles have picked a worse […]
